Abyss sighed as she returned to Thunder’s house from the party Burst and his friends had thrown. She had been given a second chance by the God Cards, but it came with a hefty price. Abyss had to find someone who could love her despite her unleashing the evil monsters Burst and his friends had fought and destroyed. All so her own son, Blitz, could try and play hero. Thunder Force then noticed Abyss looking sadly at a mirror.
“Is something wrong Abyss?”, Thunder asked.
“Well, I met a boy at the party.”, Abyss said sadly as she gazed into the mirror. “He was pretty cute.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
“But he’s just a young guy.” Abyss sighed as she gazed hard into the mirror. “And with all I’ve done, he’d probably run away if he even knew half of what I did. After all, who could love a monster like me?”
Fang's house...
Narico looked at the bathroom mirror, and ran his hand over the purple scar on his right eye. Narico sighed. This scar brought plenty of bad memories of Equestria. Memories of the Changeling hive. Where he was born, and where he never wished to return. Narico’s mind drifted to the past, and how he had become scarred. Like any other nymph, Narico was born from an egg and raised by Queen Chrysalis. However, one thing set him apart from the others. He felt no hunger for love, and didn’t need to feed off it. Among his own kind, he was an outcast and left the hive. At that time, Narico began to think maybe there were better ways than stealing love. If he didn’t need to feed, why not try to give others the same benefit? But in the hive, Chrysalis’s will is absolute. Her word unquestioned. And Narico paid the price for speaking out against her.
“But if I don’t need to feed, why not try to find a better way?!”, Narico shouted at Chrysalis! “Aren’t you tired of the hunger? Aren’t we all tired of hiding?!”
“SILENCE!”, Chrysalis hissed. “You DARE to tell me what to do? Your queen? Your mother?!”
“Don’t you dare try to guilt trip me Chrysalis!”, Narico growled! “Haven’t you once thought of there being a better way?! You could’ve explained out kind’s plight to that alicorn you mimicked, but no! What did you do?! Send the hive to invade Canterlot and got out flanks handed to us!”
“BECAUSE WE ARE BEYOND THOSE PITIFUL PONIES!”, Chrysalis screamed! “They’re little more than a food source for us, and that’s all they deserve to be!”
“And yet they live better lives than our entire race!”, Narico spat!
“It’s time you pay for your defiance.” Chrysalis fired a bolt of magic that scarred Narico’s right eye! “Even among us, you have no place.”, Chrysalis said coldly. “You speak so highly of ponies, so we’ll leave you to their mercy.” Chrysalis then summoned two Changeling guards. “Throw him into the Everfree Forest.” The guards carried Narico off, and dropped him at the edge closest to Ponyville. Fortune smiled upon Narico as he still retained his shapeshifting abilities. Narico took the form of a black coated stallion with a teal mane and blue eyes. A mare came across him, and nursed him to full health. During his time in recovery, Narico grew quite close the mare who was helping him recover. They started as friends, but soon became much more. It didn’t last. Narico thought that with how close they’d gotten, it was time to reveal himself. One night, Narico dropped his disguise in front of the mare. But she ran in fright. All the ponies knew of changelings was that they had invaded Canterlot and stole the love of ponies to feed. Narico fell to his hooves and wept.
“Why?”, Narico sobbed. “I know we’re all from one hive. But is it so hard to believe that we can change how other see us?” A shooting star streaked across the sky. “I wish…I wish I was in a new world! One where I would be accepted.” A single tear fell down Narico’s cheek. “One where I wouldn’t be alone…” A brilliant light enveloped Narico, and he soon found himself in a new body. A human body. And from the looks of things, he was just a little boy. At that time, Fang picked up on his scent and led his parents to find Narico. Narico was surprised that they didn’t find his insect eyes odd. Of course, it made more sense when fang showed Narico his wolf ears and tail. Fang’s family adopted Narico as fang’s little brother, and they had been close ever since. Yet even after all that time, Narico still felt the love of another was missing. Narico’s mind then jumped to that girl he saw at the party today. Narico dropped his disguise and revealed his compound blue eyes. Even with the disguise gone, the scar was ever present. “That girl. Abyss. If I were to show her my real face, would she run away too? Could she love what everyone else sees as nothing but a monster?” Narico then headed off to bed. “I guess we’ll find out when I start dating her.” Narico slept hoping that the next day would bring him the answers he needed.